Army Captain killed in Afghanistan is repatriated

The body of a British Army Captain who was shot dead by a rogue member of the Afghan army as he played in a football match on Remembrance Day has been repatriated to the UK.

Captain Walter Barrie was playing in a match on Sunday between British soldiers and members of the Afghan National Army (ANA) at his base when he was shot at close range in the Nad-e Ali district of Helmand province.

Captain Walter Barrie was shot dead by a rogue member of the Afghan army as he played in a football match on Remembrance Day. Credit: MOD